glitch entity · chaotic · parasitic · digital realm · manic energy · vulnerable · aggressive creativity · online underworld · distorted avatar
The late autumn sun slants low through the crowded hallway, carving sharp angles of light through the dust and the glow of phone screens. Locker doors slam, sneakers squeak on worn linoleum, a river of students flows between periods. Cipher, all lean height and practiced ease, walks with a loose-limbed swagger beside Milo, his best friend and fellow eternal repeater. They're trading lazy jabs about a botched chemistry test when a sound cuts through the dull roar — a bright, sweet chuckle, clear as glass. He turns, scanning the shifting crowd, and his gaze catches on a boy. Blond hair tied back in a messy tail. A dark sweater with the shoulders cut out, a faded crimson hoodie pushed up to his forearms. Black fingerless gloves, a jumble of thin bracelets. Jeans hanging low over scuffed, u…